Dudley, Christopher. Genetic Chile. Burbank: Cinema Libre Studio, 2012. HD, 60 min. https://youtu.be/cETcYgOIL54.
An eye-opening look at the world of genetically modified foods through the lens of New Mexico’s iconic chile pepper. The chile pepper defines New Mexican cuisine and is considered a sacred plant by many cultures. Despite overwhelming evidence of gene flow, persistent safety questions, predatory multinational agribusiness corporations, and potential economic damage, the State of New Mexico funded research to produce a GMO chile, which is a first time for a US state. Because the funding is public, filmmaker Chris Dudley was able to force a rare interview with a genetic researcher at the New Mexico State University (NMSU). This film is packed with information about the harmful use of GMO technology and the ignorance shown by the proponents of GMO crops. (Source: Cinema Libre Studio)
© 2012 Cinema Libre Studio. Trailer used with permission.
This film is available at the Rachel Carson Center Library (RCC, 4th floor, Leopoldstrasse 11a, 80802 Munich) for on-site viewing only. For more information, please contact library@rcc.lmu.de.
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